Immune System II: Immune Responses in Health and Disease MBB 727 (3)
Immunological responses towards bacterial, viral and parasitic infections. The basis of vaccines, primary immunodeficiencies, and the mechanisms by which the immune system causes allergy, autoimmune diseases, and organ transplant rejection. Immune responses towards cancer and therapeutic modulation of immune responses to protect against the indicated diseases will also be discussed. Prerequisite: MBB 426 or HSCI 426 or permission of the instructor. Students with credit for MBB 427, HSCI 427, or HSCI 727 may not complete MBB 727 for credit.